Vatican City: Pope Francis has told bishops around the world they must adhere to a policy of zero tolerance for clergy who sexually abuse children and begged forgiveness for “a sin that shames us”. In a letter sent on December 28 but released by the Vatican only on Monday, FrancisContinue Reading
New Delhi: Politicians are barred from seeking votes in the name of religion, caste or creed the Supreme Court ruled today in a landmark judgment, ahead of crucial assembly polls+ in five states. The court also ruled that seeking votes in this manner will be deemed a corrupt practice andContinue Reading
China on Sunday launched its first freight train to London, the China Railway Corporation said. Departing from Yiwu West Railway Station in eastern Zhejiang Province, the train will travel for about 18 days and more than 12,000 kilometers before reaching its destination in Britain. Yiwu is known for producing smallContinue Reading
Shane J. Alliew Kollam: “No, I have never felt any different as an Anglo-Indian; in school, college or among my colleagues,” says 26 year old Andrew D’Crus, as I begin an interesting conversation with this young man of many talents. The Chennai based entrepreneur, hailing from Kollam, formerly British Quilon,Continue Reading
Rome: For the Catholic Church, Jan. 1 is the great solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God, offering a natural invitation to reflect on motherhood. Pope Francis seized the moment delivering a paean to moms everywhere . “Mothers are the strongest antidote to our individualistic and egotistic tendencies, to ourContinue Reading
Puri: An elderly couple from Dalit community in Brahmagiri block, Puri district of Odisha, Eastern India, who were ostracised and driven away from their home 15 years ago, has written to the President of India seeking permission to end their lives. The couple—Bhim and Tara—has been residing in a makeshiftContinue Reading
It was December 24, 1996. The gathering at a church in Bandra saw Father Francis Miranda’s body taken away not in a coffin to the cemetery where it would have been laid to rest, but to JJ Hospital. The priest had wished to be “of service to mankind” in someContinue Reading
The 22-year-old woman was stabbed as she came out of midnight MassContinue Reading
This information is part of the latest statistics on Christian martyrsContinue Reading